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Steve Cohen — 2020 U.S. Representative, District 9 campaign
2020 U.S. Representative, District 9
Latest filing: Year-End 2020 · Jan 28, 2021 · source: FEC
11 filings · Q1 2019–YE 2020
Cash on Hand The campaign’s ending cash balance from its most recent filing. Cash shown as “carried over” was held before this election cycle began — usually from a prior campaign for the same office. Full definition →
$1,216,119
$1,065,860 carried over
Why this number?
Funds Raised The money the campaign took in — cash and checks, plus the candidate’s own money, loans, and transfers from affiliated committees. It does not include the value of donated goods and services; where a campaign received any, that is shown separately as In-Kind Received. Full definition →
$593,001
includes $4,764 in loans, offsets, and other receipts not itemized in FEC filings
Why this number?
Total Spent
$458,244
Why this number?
Donors
312
312 shown
· 0 below $200
Out-of-State
78%
$460,497 from outside TN
Why this number?
The ending cash balance the campaign reported on its most recent filing (as filed, not computed).
Reported on this filing:
- YE 2020 YEAR-END $1,216,119 filing-stated
Sum of every cash receipt bucket: itemized contributions from others + the candidate's own contributions + loans + filer-stated unitemized + (federal) transfers and other receipts.
| Itemized contributions from others | $588,237 |
| Loans, offsets, and other receipts | $4,764 |
| Funds raised | $593,001 |
From each filing:
- YE 2020 YEAR-END $2,970 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $2,750 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $220 filing-stated
- 30G 2020 POST-GENERAL $32,453 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $32,451 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $2 filing-stated
- 12G 2020 PRE-GENERAL $12,588 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $12,251 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $337 filing-stated
- Q3 2020 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $115,353 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $114,353 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,001 filing-stated
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- 12P 2020 PRE-PRIMARY $28,000 derived
- Q2 2020 JULY QUARTERLY $64,241 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $63,950 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $291 filing-stated
- Q1 2020 APRIL QUARTERLY $53,611 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $52,925 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $686 filing-stated
- YE 2019 YEAR-END $61,835 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $61,432 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $403 filing-stated
- Q3 2019 OCTOBER QUARTERLY $100,801 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $100,600 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $201 filing-stated
- Q2 2019 JULY QUARTERLY $94,148 mixed
- Itemized contributions from others $92,525 derived
- Loans, offsets, and other receipts $1,623 filing-stated
- Q1 2019 APRIL QUARTERLY $27,000 derived
Itemized expenditure rows plus the stated spending a filer reported as a lump sum without itemizing it.
| Itemized expenditures | $458,244 |
| Total spent | $458,244 |
From each filing:
Itemized contributions from a state other than Tennessee, divided by everything the campaign raised (shown only when the state of most itemized money is known — above 99% coverage).
Who funds this campaign The sources split breaks down everything the campaign raised: the candidate’s own money (including self-loans), individuals (including unitemized small gifts), organizations and PACs, and “other” (in-kind contributions, loans other than the candidate’s, and the like) — open its “Why this number?” for the full breakdown. Gift-size and location figures cover itemized contributions only. Aggregates count everyone who gave, including donors below the $200 disclosure floor — a share across all donors identifies no one. Full definition →
Individuals gave 30% of the itemized money; organizations and PACs gave 69%.
Individuals (itemized) $177K · 30% Organizations & PACs $412K · 69%
Why this number?
Everything the campaign raised, split into the candidate's own money (own contributions plus self- and family loans), itemized individuals, unitemized small donations, organizations and PACs, transfers from other committees (FEC line 12), and everything else (loans other than the candidate's, in-kind, offsets and other receipts). The parts add up to the total raised. The headline share is individuals divided by the total.
From individuals: $176,722 ÷ Everything the campaign raised: $593,001
| From individuals (itemized) | $176,722 |
| From organizations and PACs | $411,515 |
| Offsets and other receipts | $4,764 |
Where the money comes from Shares of itemized dollars, by the contributor’s state and city as filed. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it or it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into “elsewhere.” Shown only when at least 80% of dollars carry a usable state. Full definition →
78% of located dollars came from outside Tennessee (22% from inside).
Tennessee $127,740 Out of state $460,497
- Washington, DC $202K34%
- Memphis $90K15%
- Alexandria, VA $16K3%
- Nashville $14K2%
- New York, NY $12K2%
- Elsewhere in Tennessee $24K
- Other out-of-state $230K
Why this number?
Itemized contribution dollars from outside Tennessee, divided by all itemized dollars whose contributor state is known. A city is named only when at least 5 donors gave from it OR it holds at least 5% of the located dollars; everyone else is grouped into elsewhere-in-Tennessee and other-out-of-state. Shown only above 99% state coverage. Based on itemized contributions only (loans and money a filer reported as an unitemized lump sum are not included).
Contributions & Spending Over Time
Itemized monetary contributions and expenditures by month — Dec 2018 – Dec 2020. Peak $76,025 in Jun 2019. Spending peaked at $75,761 in Jul 2020.
Raised Spent
Contributions
312 donors gave $200 or more cumulatively.
| Donor | Donations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| American Federation of State County and Municipal | 4 | $10,000.00 |
| American Crystal Sugar Company Political Action Co | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Machinists Non Partisan Pol League of the Int L As | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Uaw V Cap Uaw Voluntary Community Action Prog | 3 | $10,000.00 |
| Fedex Corporation Political Action Committee Fedexpac | 2 | $10,000.00 |
| Enterprise Holdings INC Political Action Committ | 5 | $9,000.00 |
| National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Ac | 4 | $7,500.00 |
| Transport Workers Union Political Contributions Co | 2 | $7,500.00 |
| American Association for Justice Political Action | 5 | $7,500.00 |
| National Automobile Dealers Association Political Action Committee | 2 | $7,500.00 |
Dates
| Donor | Location | Employer | Amount | Date |
|---|
Expenditures
| Vendor | Payments | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Cont | 8 | $190,000.00 | |
| Kieloch Consulting | 11 | $77,000.00 | |
| Goldner, Arlene | 2 | $55,000.00 | |
| NGP Software Inc. | 8 | $15,790.13 | |
| Maynard, Rick | 25 | $13,645.00 | |
| Self, Beanie | 13 | $12,742.40 | |
| Directfx | 1 | $12,647.10 | |
| Diamond Printing | 3 | $8,089.09 | |
| The Monocle Restaurant | 5 | $3,225.29 | |
| Planned Parenthood-Memphis Health Center | 2 | $3,000.00 | |
| Suntrust Merchant Services | 25 | $2,901.93 | |
| Biden Victory Fund | 1 | $2,800.00 | |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | 1 | $2,500.00 | |
| Metropolitan Inter-Faith Organization | 2 | $2,000.00 | |
| Defazio for Congress | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Shelby County Democratic Party | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Black Market Strategies | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists Political Ac | 1 | $2,000.00 | |
| Bistro Bis | 2 | $1,720.18 | |
| Marek for Memphis | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| Cheyenne Johnson for Memphis City Council Super District 8, Position 2 | 1 | $1,600.00 | |
| Friends of Sherman Greer | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Jeff Warren for City Council | 1 | $1,500.00 | |
| Constant Contact | 12 | $1,402.90 | |
| Jerri Green for State House District 83 | 2 | $1,300.00 | |
| Her Faith Ministries, Inc. | 1 | $1,250.00 | |
| Memphis and West Tennessee Afl-Cio Central/Labor Council | 2 | $1,000.00 | |
| Depasquale for Pa 10 | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Peterson for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Marquita Bradshaw for US Senate | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Gabby Salinas for Tennessee State Representative | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Mark Levin for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tj Cox for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Amy Kennedy for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Joe Cunningham for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Friends of Lucy McBath | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Lauren Underwood for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Wendy Davis for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Haley Stephens for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Katie Porter for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Tom Malinowski for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Casten for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Debbie for Congress | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| April 4Th Foundation | 1 | $1,000.00 | |
| Delta Airlines | 1 | $996.90 | |
| Capital One Arena | 1 | $946.36 | |
| Cohen, Steve | 3 | $930.00 | |
| Visa | 8 | $825.98 | |
| Eastman for Congress | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Campbell for State Senate | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Kathleen Williams for Montana | 1 | $750.00 | |
| Scholten for Congress | 1 | $750.00 | |
| 1&1 Internet, Inc. | 21 | $708.01 | |
| Jacob Church | 2 | $600.00 | |
| Tortilla Coast Catering | 1 | $543.06 | |
| Dwayne Thompson for State Representative | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Cindy Axne for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Susan Wild for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Dr. Kim Schrier for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Elaine Luria for Congress | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Erika Sugarmon for City Council Committee | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Rochelle Stevens Foundation | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Westwood Youth Development Inc. | 1 | $500.00 | |
| Arcade Restaurant | 2 | $489.50 | |
| In *Congress Catering, LLC | 1 | $475.83 | |
| Klein, Ken | 1 | $432.09 | |
| Corner Bakery Cafe | 2 | $429.04 | |
| Monocle On Capitol Hill | 1 | $350.00 | |
| Patrice Robinson for City Council | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Yes Youth Engineered Success | 1 | $300.00 | |
| Friends of Reginald Milton | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Future 901 | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Lemoyne-Owen College | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Sarah's Hope Project Organization | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Olivet Sharing Corporation | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Kappa Alpha Psi | 1 | $250.00 | |
| Tri-State Youth Baseball Academy Inc. | 1 | $250.00 | |
| U S Post Office | 2 | $218.00 | |
| Feeding All Ministries | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Jesse Chism for TN State Representative | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Tennessee Holler | 1 | $200.00 | |
| John P. Freeman Optional School | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Beth Sholom Synagogue | 1 | $200.00 | |
| Women In Leadership Leading On Wisdom | 1 | $150.00 | |
| Uber Drive Service | 11 | $119.65 | |
| Creasy, Allan | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Organic Natural, LLC | 1 | $100.00 | |
| Emmanuel Episcopal Church | 1 | $100.00 | |
| American Express | 1 | $78.65 | |
| Quota International We Share Foundation | 1 | $75.00 | |
| Human Rights Campaign PAC | 1 | $12.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Location | Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|
Where the money went Each expenditure carries a short description of what it was for, written by the campaign. We sort those descriptions into a fixed set of categories; one expenditure goes in one category, so the amounts add up to Steve Cohen’s itemized spending. Descriptions that don’t clearly fit a category are counted under Other rather than guessed at.
- Contributions & donations $239,125 52%
- Other $68,670 15%
- Advertising & media $58,888 13%
- Consulting & professional services $57,950 13%
- Fundraising & events $17,209 4%
- Office & operations $15,131 3%
- Printing & mail $1,271 0.3%
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE 2020 Late | $1,217,001.85 | $1,216,118.85 | Source ↗ |
| 30G 2020 | $1,199,482.85 | $1,217,001.85 | Source ↗ |
| 12G 2020 | $1,242,941.68 | $1,199,482.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $1,217,275.42 | $1,242,941.68 | Source ↗ |
| 12P 2020 | $1,250,432.52 | $1,217,275.42 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $1,221,837.66 | $1,250,432.52 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 | $1,189,602.08 | $1,221,837.66 | Source ↗ |
| YE 2019 Late | $1,199,365.39 | $1,189,602.08 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2019 | $1,125,767.54 | $1,199,365.39 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2019 Late | $1,072,707.40 | $1,125,767.54 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2019 | $1,065,859.93 | $1,072,707.40 | Source ↗ |